Ibrahim Mahmut (1862 in Ezerçe, near

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– 1917 in Sarımeşe, near

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, İstanbul Vilayet), nicknamed ''Hergeleci'' (Turkish for "trainer of unbroken horses"), was a

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(oil wrestler) from the Ottoman Empire, who also performed as a

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. He was the

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champion in 1914.

Championships and accomplishments

*One-time

Champion, 1914

References

1862 births 1917 deaths 19th-century people from the Ottoman Empire People from Razgrad Province Sportspeople from the Ottoman Empire 20th-century people from the Ottoman Empire {{Bulgaria-sport-bio-stub